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Kids and their computers: Several hours a day of screen time is OK, study suggests

  • Written by Katie Paulich, PhD Student in Psychology, Neuroscience and Behavioral Genetics, University of Colorado Boulder
Kids and their computers: Several hours a day of screen time is OK, study suggestsThe findings are gleaned from the largest U.S. study ever done on the brain development of children.Julien McRoberts via Getty Images

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Even when kids spend five hours a day on screen – whether computers, television or text – it doesn’t appear to be...

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